Deciding On A Conservative Talk Radio Show

By Richard Johnson


Most people have heard of programs like this because there are so many of them out there. It is easy to ascertain what a person's political views or even moral beliefs are if they choose to blast shows like this on their stereo day in and day out. There can be pros and cons to listening to a conservative talk radio show, and it's good to keep both in mind.

People ought to know that these shows are not about covering news in an unbiased and fair way. One should know just from the genre alone that this is the type of programming that is going to have views leaning pretty hard to the right. This can help someone like a new listener better understand where the host is coming from when taking their political and philosophical views into consideration.

This genre of programming is often a fairly broad category since there are a number of different ideologies that are distinctly different but still technically a part of conservatism. For example, libertarian programming is one that has many different facets in itself, and one that many conservatives also identify with. This is just one of many offshoots of conservatism that are popularly thought of as part of these types of shows.

In 1949, the FCC introduced the Fairness Doctrine. This set forth rules making it so all licensed broadcasts had to represent different points of view fairly and evenly. Eventually, this was seen to actually be a bad thing because it didn't work the way it was intended, and was abandoned in 1987.

When the Fairness Doctrine was still in effect, stations were quite hesitant to hire any host with an outspoken point of view. Controversy could then get that station in trouble with the FCC. That's why conservatism wasn't as heavily represented then as it is today in this form of broadcast.

Podcasts are a great way to enjoy this type of programming. This enables this listener to take the program wherever they want. It also allows them to fast forward and rewind, and they never have to worry about missing a show because it is always waiting in their playlist whenever they're ready for it.

When the US was attacked on September 11th, plenty of things changed in people's hearts and minds. There were a whole lot of Americans who felt the best thing to do was rally around their country and its government, and take on a more nationalist point of view. This sparked a huge surge of new shows like these.

For many of the hosts of these shows, their popularity, viewership, and even salaries have been compromised by the controversies that have come out about them. For some, this goes as far as alleged criminal actions, but for many others, it's because of statements that they've made that were seen to be sexist, misogynistic, or racist. Considering that these hosts are popular because of their outspoken nature, these remarks have to be ones that severely crossed a moral line for many people.




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